Both City and Real were among the heavyweights who fell short in the league phase of this new-look competition, finishing outside of the top eight as Aston Villa joined Arsenal and Liverpool in directly progressing to the last 16.
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Read MoreFriday’s Champions League draw ultimately landed 2023 winners City against Real, while Scottish champions Celtic are set to face Bayern in the play-offs.
The first legs of the knockout play-off round take place on 11-12 February, with the return legs a week later. The last 16 then begins in early March, when Arsenal, Liverpool and Villa return to European action.
Champions League knockout play-off draw in full
Club Brugge vs Atalanta Manchester City vs Real Madrid Juventus vs PSV Brest vs Paris Saint-Germain Sporting CP vs Borussia Dortmund Celtic vs Bayern Munich Feyenoord vs AC Milan Monaco vs BenficaWhat those three Premier League clubs do know is that there are four possible opponents they could face in the last 16.
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And despite Friday’s draw determining the fixtures of the play-off round, Arsenal, Liverpool and Villa’s options are yet to be narrowed down.
From there, the path to the final in Munich will be much clearer given the 21 February draw will also dictate the quarter-final and semi-final match-ups.
However, Liverpool and Villa cannot face either Arsenal or City until the semi-finals at the earliest.
There is also the chance these Premier League clubs cannot face a domestic rival until the final, should they be placed in the other half of the draw come 21 February.
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